Kehlani Announces ‘Crash’ Album, Set To Drop In June
Kehlani has introduced the forthcoming arrival of her fourth studio album, Crash.
Set to hit streaming companies on June 21, the Bay Area singer revealed the duvet artwork as she introduced its launch date in an Instagram put up on Wednesday (May 15).
The paintings options Kehlani sitting on high of a shattered and crushed automotive whereas donning a metallic gown and boots.
The first single, “After Hours,” arrived earlier this month.
Crash follows 2022’s Blue Water Road, which featured appearances from Blxst, Justin Bieber, Syd, Jessie Reyez, Ambré and Thundercat. The album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, incomes 22,000 album-equivalent items in its first week.
Before that, Kehlani hinted at doing a collaborative album with Russ.
In footage shared by HipHop-N-More in 2021, the 2 have been noticed at a membership planning for a potential LP.
“I just told Russ I would make an album with him in the club,” Lani mentioned within the clip. “Listen, hold her accountable, because I doubt it,” Russ responds.
After HHNM shared the clip, it surfaced on X (previously generally known as Twitter). Russ responded to the tweet in a since-deleted put up writing, “Russ x Kehlani project” adopted by pair of eyes emojis.
And whereas nothing got here of it, it wasn’t the primary time a mission from the pair was floated round.
Back in 2020, Russ had already contemplated a possible joint effort with Kehlani nevertheless it featured extra gamers than her on the mission. After releasing his CHOMP EP in November 2020, he spoke with Ebro Darden on Beats 1 and detailed why an R&B follow-up could be the correct transfer after strictly rapping on CHOMP.
“I might have to come with five songs and it’s me and Keyshia Cole, and Kehlani, and Ari Lennox, and there’s not an ounce of rap on it,” Russ informed Ebro. “And you put that right next to CHOMP and it’s like, enjoy.”
News of this new album is a welcome salvo for followers of the singer, who was reportedly sexually assaulted whereas performing in England in December 2022.
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Following her performances, Kehlani reportedly posted a message on their Instagram Stories alleging that they had been inappropriately touched whereas being escorted by way of the group after one of many exhibits.
“I’ve made video after video after video and deleted it because i don’t want any video of me as angry, triggered, crying upset as i am anywhere,” she wrote within the put up, which has since been deleted. “i don’t care how sexual you deem my music, my performances, my fun with my friends dancing at clubs, or ME….
“that does not give any of you the right to cross a boundary like sticking your hands up my skirt & pulling my underwear to TOUCH MY GENITALS as i am being escorted through a crowd after performing.”
Kehlani added: “this shit made me sick to my stomach. as a victim of sexual assault, i am endlessly triggered and mindblown.”
